Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent as French naturalist, geographer and officer (1778-1846).
Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent was born at Agen in 1778. His recorded nationality is France.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, politician and botanist.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude.
Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent died in 1846, aged 68. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude
- Recorded as explorer, politician and botanist
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